Jim Wetenhall torches M55 American indoor superweight record

Toledo firefighter Jim Wetenhall shattered the listed M55 American indoor record in the superweight throw Saturday at the USATF Michigan Indoor Open/Masters Championships. Complete results are here. He heaved the 56-pound sucker 10.55 meters (34-7 1/2) to beat the listed age-group record of 9.86 (32-4 1/4) by Olympian Tom Gage in 2000. The mark also exceeds his own listed outdoor record of 9.93 (32-7). At the same Eastern Michigan University meet in Ypsilanti, Jimâ€™s wife, Kathy, threw her superweight (25 pounds) 8.75 (28-8 1/2). Together, they threw 19.3 (63-4), which is probably a coupleâ€™s WR. Nice spinning, guys! Also: Results are in from Fridayâ€™s USATF regional masters indoor meet at LSU in Baton Rouge. See results here, thanks to the great work of webmaster Bart Stagg and masters chair Byron Turner.

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Milton Girouard - March 11, 2010

Congrat’s on your new record Jim!! I see not many comments posted here. They’re all probobly worshiping at the Phil Raschker alter on another blog…LOL…keep up the good work and I expect to see more records from you in the future being as talented of a thrower as you are.

Jim, because you have the potential to throw “beyond the wall” of the permanent throwing sector at Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, you always give the weight throw participants their moment in the spotlight, because the event is held in the infield after all the other events are finished– thanks!!

Give John Seto a big hug- he represented the USA in the World Indoor Championships.

Jeff Cekovich - September 18, 2018

Great work jim… remember in 75-76 at emu you were my mentor and taught me to throw in the middle of winter off of the tower parking lots

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Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]